Let’s get to know our Best Practice Demand Planning Summit Speaker, Steve Stanley. He is the Senior Demand Planner of General Mills. He will also give an overview of his session; best practice panel: influential organisational outcomes through accurate planning.
What inspires you to be part of the supply chain sector?
Data driven, Continuous Improvement, and Focused Engagement
What is the key theme you want people to talk away from your talk?
Continuous Improvement and Engagement both internally and externally to drive better results
Can you please give us a brief preview of your talk/panel discussion?
Working collaboratively with both internal and external stakeholders to deliver improved visibility and performance.
What’s the best lesson you’ve learned in your career so far?
Nobody knows everything and it’s ok to ask and learn
What advice can you give to those who are looking at a career in Supply Chain?
Don’t underestimate the power of enthusiasm and the ability to always look to learn and improve. It’s ok to make mistakes but what have we learnt for next time.
About Best Practice Demand Planning Summit
The Best Practice Demand Planning Summit is the ONLY event bringing together demand and supply planners across Australia. Happening this 24-25 March 2020 at the Stamford in Melbourne, this event will tackle creating a benchmark for best practice and an action plan on how to achieve it with improved forecast accuracy, more effective inventory management and a focus on delivering value to the end customer.
The summit will also bring together practical case studies from leading global companies to showcase how people, process and technology contribute to effective planning processes. With interactive round table discussions, panels and countless networking opportunities, demand planners across the country will have the opportunity to share ideas, solutions and forecast the future of their function. Featuring innovations with technology and systems, as well as insights into achieving efficiencies across the planning process, this is the one event for planners you can’t afford to miss.
Catch more of Steve Stanley on the stage of Best Practice Demand Planning Summit! Register and learn more about this event here.